§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many administrative staff are there in (a) community health councils, (b) district authorities, (c) area health authorities and (d) regional health authorities, respectively; and what is their total cost.
§ Mr. MeacherI regret that information is not available centrally about the numbers of administrative staff in health districts. Figures for administrators employed by regional health authorities and area health authorities, including health districts, in England at 30th September 1974—the latest date for which figures are available—are shown in the table below. No information is available centrally about the number of Community Health Council staff, but these figures include the administrative staff who serve the 207 community health councils in England.
I regret that the accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 1975 have not yet been received from all the health authorities.
Regional Health Authorities Area Health Authorities (including Districts) Total 2,565 10,634 13,199 Notes:
1. The above numbers exclude secretarial clerical and other specialized clerical and other specialized grades within the Administrative and Clerical group.
2. The above figures are in whole-time equivalents.